Combined screen and storm door.



A. H. MCE'WEN. COMBINED SCREEN AND STORM DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1915 Patented July 11, 1916.

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Suva-uber ARCHIE H. MCEWEN, OF TUPPER LAKE, NEW YORK.

COMBINED SCREEN AND STORM DOOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Application filed November 8, 1915. l.Serial No. 60,328.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Anci-IIE H. MGEWEN, a citizen of thefUnited States, residingat Tupper'Lake, inthe county o'f Franklin and State'of New York, have 'invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Screen and Storm Doors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such asvided for forming a water tight connection lar view with the curtains raised, the catchesV used for holding the curtains being slightly elevated; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the lower end of the curtain; Fig. 8 is a detail front elevation of the upper end of the door showing the curtain roller and its housing removed.

In its preferred form, my invention comprises a fairly heavy screen door frame'l having the usual openings 2 therein which are covered by suitable wire netting lIn the drawings, the opening in this frame'yis shown divided at 4, thus forming vtwo open ings adapted to be covered when the device is to be converted into a storm door.

The inner edges of the side strips of the frame surrounding the openings 2 are provided with guide grooves 5 in which are adapted to run the curtains 6 made of flexible water proof material. These curtains are wound on .spring rollers 7 which are mounted on the door frame 1. One of these rollers is' mounted adjacent the top of the door while the other one is in the intermediate portion thereof directly below the dividmg strip y.4. These spring rollers 7 are of the usual curtain roller construction and are adapted to be disposed in the cavities 8 formed in the frame l as shown. The rollers are also provided withfa casing or'housing 9 which covers them and protects them from the weather.

In Fig. 6 I have shown vthe usuall construction of spring actuated roller used on window shades, the numeral 7a representing a coil spring within one end of the roller 7 which has its cylindrical journal 7b and its flattened end 7 mounted in the usualbrackets. Since this construction is -so well known it is thought that vfurther description of the construction ofthe spring roller and itsmanner of mounting is unnecessary.

1 The housings 9 are substantially semi-circular in Ycross section and have their .upper edges extended outwardly andl adapted to rest inthe grooves 10, thus providing water proof connection between the'v housings and the frame. The lower edge of eachhousing 9ha's attaching feet 11 formed thereon by means of which the housing is secured to the frame.

Ashereinbefore stated, the edges of the curtains run in the grooves 5, the curtains being substantially wider than the openings 21for this purpose. The lower end of each of the curtainsl is providedwith an L-shaped metallic reinforcing member 12, the vertical arm of which is provided'on its opposite ends with the runners 13 which slide in the guide groovesl 5 and direct the movement of the curtains as they are pulled downwardly. Each of the Llshaped members 'is formed from av single strip of metal'bent upon itself along its longitudinal center, the ends of the curtain being secured therebetween by the rivets or other fasteners 14. The lower portions of these strips are then bent to form v'horizontal arms 15, one of which contacts with the upper surface ofthe dividing strip for holding each of the curtains, they being disposed on the inner faces of the side strips of the frame surrounding the opening 2. 'Ihese catches are pivoted by their long arms as shown at 17 to the sides of the frame and are adapted to swing outwardly to release the curtains. When, however, the curtains are down in operative position, the feet 18 of the catches contact with the horizontal arms 15 of the L-shaped members, thus securely holding the curtains.

While I have shown a pair of rollers carrying a pair of curtains used for converting the screen door into a` storm door, it is obvious that any number of said curtains and rollers can be used depending upon the -size of the door to be protected. In doors of large size, I preferably employ a supporting strip 19 upon which the curtain is adapted to rest when in lowered position. This strip 19 not only acts as a support for the curtain to prevent it from sagging but also forms a strengthening means for the frame 1. It is also desired to call attention again to the grooves 5 in which the curtains run because they not only act as guides but also form a water-tight oint and prevent water or snow from entering the door when the curtains are in closed position.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have produced a very efficient yet simply constructed screen and storm door, the operating p-arts of which may be effectively protected against the weather at all times.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a combined screen and storm door having an opening therein, a spring roller, a water proof curtain thereon adapted to cover said opening, an L-shaped reinforcing member on the bottom of said curtain and adapted to slide between the sides of the opening in the door, and a right angular catch pivoted to each sideof the opening, the feet of said catches being adapted to coact with the horizontal arm of said L-shaped member to hold said curtain in lowered operative position.

2. In a combined screen and storm door having an opening therein, a spring roller, a water proof curtain therein adapted to cover the opening, an L-shaped reinforcing member formed from a single strip of metal bent upon itself along its longitudinal center, the end of the curtain being secured therebetween, the lower portion being bent to form a horizontal arm adapted to slide between the sides of the opening in the door, and a pair of right angular catches having their long arm pivoted to the sides of the opening and to swing outwardly, the feet of said catches being adapted to coact with the horizontal arm of said L-shaped member to hold said curtain in lowered operative position.

3. In a combined screen and storm door having an opening therein, said door having a groove in the inner face of each side strip surrounding the opening, a spring roller, a water proof curtain thereon adapted to cover said opening, an Lshaped reinforcing member secured to the bottom of said curtain and adapted to slide between the sides of said opening, the vertical arm thereo-f being provided with runners adapted to slide in said grooves to guide the curtain, and a pair of right angular catches having their long arms pivoted to the sides of the opening to swing outwardly, the feet of said catches being adapted to coact with the horizontal arm of said L-shaped member to hold said curtain in lowered operative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARCHIE H. MCEVVEN.

Witnesses FRANCIS I-I. SLATER, VEVA B. SUELL.

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